Sweet Smell of Woman
1974 · Movie · 103 min. · Italy
An army cadet accompanies an irascible, blind captain on a week-long trip from Turin to Naples. The captain, Fausto, who wants no pity, brooks no disagreement, and charges into every situation, nicknames the youth Cuccio ("Babyfat"), and spends the next few days ordering him about and generally behaving badly in public. In Rome, Fausto summons a priest to ask for his blessing; in Naples, where Fausto joins a blind lieutenant for drinking and revelry, the two soldiers talk quietly and seriously about "going through with it." Also in Naples is Sara, in love with Fausto, but treated cruelly by him. What do the blind soldiers plan? Can Sara soften Fausto's hardened heart?
Direction Dino Risi
Cast Vittorio Gassman · Agostina Belli · Alessandro Momo · Moira Orfei · Franco Ricci · Elena Veronese · Stefania Spugnini · Lorenzo Piani
Soundtrack Armando Trovajoli
Screenplay Ruggero Maccari · Dino Risi · Giovanni Arpino
Cinematography Claudio Cirillo
Original title Profumo di donna
Also known as Scent of a Woman
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